Tourists outside the Abu Simbel temple in south Egypt, at the shore of Lake Nasser

The Abu Simbel temple is located at the shore of the Lake Nasser (formed by the construction of the High Dam at Aswan, around 280 kilometeres away). During the construction of the dam, it was realized that the formation of the huge lake behind the dam will cause the submergence of the temple, and an international effort was undertaken to ensure that this world heritage building was saved, and the entire structure was moved stone by stone to a higher spot, where a hill was built with space inside for the temple, and the huge statues were placed in front. In addition, the temple was re-done such that the light coming into the temple at a specific time period every year was also retained. A number of tourists come to this place, both due to the magnificence of the temple as well as the engineering effort that was taken to save the temple.

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